Soap-holding attachment



UNITED STATES yPATFFVF OFFICE. Y

ALFRED E. C. GILMOUR, OF BROOKLYN, NFV YORK.

.SOAP-HOLDING 'ATTACHM ENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 553,751, dated January 28, 1896. Application filed April 19, 1895. Serial No. 546,385. (No model.)

T0 all whom t may concern.'

Beitknown that I, ALFRED E. C. GILMOUR,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Soap-Holding Attachments; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to soap-holdin g attachments for water pipes or faucets, and is designed for furnishing a solution of soap di' rectly from the pipe or faucet, while at the same time permitting` pure water to be drawn therefrom, if so desired; and my invention consists in the novel construction of the soapholder, in the novel means provided for obtaining soap solution or pure water at will, in the novel means employed for facilitating action of the water upon the soap, and in the novel combination, construction and arrangement of the parts of the soap-holding attachment.

The objects of my invention are, iirst, to provide a soap-holding attachment for water pipes or faucets through which water may pass and in which a strong solution of soap may be formed and caused to issue therefrom, or from which pure water may be obtained when desired; second, to provide means for increasing action of the water upon the soap so that a stronger soap solution may be produced than has been obtained from similar devices heretofore employed; third, to provide a soap-holding attachment which may be readily cleaned and filled and which will not be liable to become obstructed; fourth, to provide a soap-holding attachment which may be readily attached to an ordinary or bib faucet, and, fifth, to make the construction of the soap-holdin g attachment strong, durable, simple, and as inexpensive as possible. These objects are attained in the invention herein described, and illustrated in the drawings which accompany and form a part of this application, in which the same reference-numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts, and in which- Figure 1 shows an elevation of my soapholding attachment secured to an ordinary pipe-faucet, and Fig. 2 is a sectional view thereof.

In the drawings, l is the soap-holding receptacle, consisting of an upper section, 2, in which is a passage 3 for the entrance of the water, and a lower section, 4, forming main portion of the receptacle and screwing. into upper section, 2. Communicating with the entrance-passage 8 is a tube 5 arranged to discharge externally of the receptacle l, and which therefore forms ahy-pass. A threeway valve 6 of ordinary construction is used to regulate the passage of water into the receptacle l or by-pass 5, and may cause the water to pass either through the receptacle or through the by-pass, or through both, or may cut off the iiow of water entirely. The lower end of the lower section, 4,0f the receptacle l is constructed to form a discharge-opening 7, and across the mouth of this dischargeopening is placed a strainer 8, which prevents the escape of solid particles of soap from the receptacle l. In the upper section, 2, of the soap-receptacle and below the valve G is a diaphragm 9 with small perforations therein.

As shown in the drawings, the soap-holding attachment is arranged to be secured to the end of an ordinary faucet, being provided withaclamp adapted to receive the end of the faucet. This clamp consists of a split springsocket l0 with a taper-thread on the outside, and a nut ll with handles l2, which is mounted upon this socket and when screwed down upon the same forces the spring sides inward. Between the socket and the end of the faucet is a rubber packing-ring 13. When the nut l1 is screwed down, therefore, the sides of the socket 10 press against this rubber, compressing the same and making a water-tight joint, besides affording a sufficient pressure to prevent the soap-holdin g attachment from dropping off the faucet.

It will be obvious that while it may be convenient to attach my soap-holding attachment to faucets already in position, thereby making it unnecessary to remove such faucets, still it is possible to provide a soap-holding attachment with a suit-able nipple or IOO The operation of my soapholding attachment is as follows: Having been attached to the faucet or to the water-pipes, in the manner above described, the lower section, 4, f the said receptacle may be unscrewed, soap placed therein, and then replaced. The faucet-valve then being turned so as to allow water to pass, the valve 0 may be turned so as to cause water to pass either through the by-pass or into the receptacle l, or through both, thus making it possible to vary at will the strength of the soap solution. As water passes downward through the perforated diaphragm 9, it is divided up into a number of iine streams, which bore into the soap much more readily than wouldasingle solid stream, thereby producing a much stronger soap solution, which iows outward through the oriiice 7, the strainer S preventing anything but soap solution from passing out. It is obvious that by unscrewing the lower section, 4f, the soapholder may be thoroughly cleaned and prevented from getting foul.

Having thus completely described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a soap-holding attachment for pipes and faucets, the combination, with a soapchamber formed of an upper section and a lower section separabl e4 therefrom for the purpose of cleaning and iilling, and an outlet for said chamber, of an inlet-tube projecting upwardly from said upper section and provided -with means of attachment to the pipe or faucet, whereby the soap-holding attachment is supported from said pipe or faucet, a by-pass tube communicating with said inlet-tube and discharging externally of the soap-chamber, a valve-chamber at the intersection of said inlet-tube and by-pass, and a valve therein adapted to cause water to pass through said soap-chamber or through said by-pass passage, substantially as described.

2. In a soap-holding attachment for pipes and faucets, the combination, with a soapchamber formed of an upper section and a lower section separable therefrom for the purpose of cleaning and filling and having an outlet in its lower part, of an inlet-tube projecting upwardly from said upper section and provided with a clamping-socket fitting over the end of the pipe or faucet, whereby the soap-holding attachment is attached thereto and supported therefrom, aby-pass-tube comn municating with said inlet-tube and discharging externally ofthe soapchamber, a valvechamber at the intersectionof said inlet-tube and by-pass, and a val-ve therein adapted to cause water to pass through said soap-chain ber or through said by-passpassage, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof'lA afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALFRED E. C. GILMOUR.

Vitnesses HARRY S. Goonnmcn, HARRY M. MARBLE. 

